Rutherford Weekend: 5 Happenings This Weekend

Friday, October 14, 5:00pm-8:00pm

901 N Maney St, Murfreesboro, TN
Oaklands Mansion

The 2nd annual Rutherford County Theatre Crawl will feature eight middle Tennessee theatre companies in a spooky night of candy collecting and performances. This fun evening will include two local food trucks, music, and of course, the theatre crawl itself—inside historic Oaklands Mansion. This is a family-friendly, one-night-only event brought to you by the Theater Interest Group of the Rutherford Arts Alliance in collaboration with Oaklands Mansion. Donations are encouraged for this event—as are costumes!

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Saturday, October 15, 3:30pm

714 W. Main St, Ste. F, Murfreesboro, TN

Panther Creek Brews

Come join the Boro Bourbon Club at Panther Creek Brews for the inaugural Boro Bourbon & Brews event to benefit Murfreesboro-based hunger relief organization Feed America First! This event will feature bourbon samples from your favorite distilleries, food trucks, live music by Tom Davison, football games on the big screen, silent auction, and a cornhole tournament with a cash prize! Cornhole teams are limited to secure your spot soon! A free Boro Bourbon Club Glencairn glass will be included in the first 10 tickets sold.

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Saturday, October 15, 12:00pm-4:00pm

502 SE Broad St, Murfreesboro, TN
The Discovery Center at Murfree Spring

This free outdoor event is rain or shine and features local artists, scientists, and engineers for all-ages, for some hands-on fun. People ages 1-100 can travel booth to booth and learn about the processes behind robotics, agriculture, cosmetics, creative arts, physics, environmental conservation, mathematics, meteorology and everything in between. Plus, live performances, food trucks and more! In addition, Discovery Center’s museum admission for indoor exhibits will be half-price!

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Sunday, October 16, 3:00pm-4:30pm

1439 Faulkinberry Dr, Murfreesboro, TN

Hinton Hall

Join the Middle Tennessee Sinfonietta for their Fall concert entitled Symphony Storytime! The concert will include famous orchestral works of Mussorgsky and Saint-Saens. They will be joined by author Antonia Royal-Whitmore and poet Kory Wells for a family-friendly concert involving music and storytelling. The event is at 3:00pm at MTSU School of Music’s Hinton Hall and admission is free, with a suggested donation of $5. This event is a part of the Tennessee STEAM Festival!

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Saturday, October 15 to Sunday, October 16, 10:00am-4:00pm

816 Old Salem Rd, Murfreesboro, TN

Earth Experience

Earth Experience is hosting Dino Days this weekend as part of the Tennessee STEAM festival. There will be a fossil dig for small children, a craft and rock sale, and an appearance by the Jurassic Park Jeep. Event partners include MTSU Geosciences department and Middle Tennessee Gem and Mineral Society. The museum will be open extended hours this weekend only for this amazing hands-on event!

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